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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
348 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
308 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
167 days
119 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
348 days
167 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
549 days
149 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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208 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
123 days
20 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
85 days
89 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
139 days
65 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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99 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
114 days
143 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
243 days
148 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
160 days
258 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
159 days
272 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
176 days
269 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
146 days
307 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
194 days
264 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
441 days
76 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
109 days
486 days
David G Bell
Halifax
119 days
498 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
400 days
349 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Dave Padmore
Truro
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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854 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kate Anderson
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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482 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
38 days
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Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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219 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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90 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
27 days
50 days
Jonathan Duplisea
Dartmouth
85 days
34 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
43 days
86 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
69 days
69 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
44 days
119 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
44 days
170 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
144 days
181 days
Kenneth Rent
Kentville
153 days
173 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
283 days
51 days
David G Bell
Halifax
68 days
290 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
126 days
243 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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Dave Padmore
Truro
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Dawn MacLellan
Halifax
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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352 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Kate Anderson
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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314 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
18 days
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Peter A Anderson
Halifax
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119 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
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29 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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